'There will always be hiccups given that the Namami Gange programme is spread over different sectors and involves several agencies.' IMAGE: The Ganges in Varanasi. Photograph: Kind courtesy......
A college girl allegedly committed suicide in Jharkhand after her pleas for construction of a toilet at home fell on deaf ears, police said on Saturday. Seventeen-year-old Khoobu Kumari hanged......
Image: The new ordinance on land acquisition is a return to 1894. It will reopen the doors for forcible acquisition, says Jairam Ramesh. Photograph: PTI 'Today, environment has become a......
There was a need to bring about changes in the mindset of society to ensure that women are given dignity and respect, President Pranab Mukherjee said in New Delhi on Monday. In his inaugural......
With India accounting for 58 per cent of all open defecations in the world, the government has sought active involvement of all parties concerned, including women panchayat representatives to......
Despite gold prices hitting record highs, analysts aren't gung-ho about the outlook for gold financiers Muthoot Finance and Manappuram Finance. This, they said, was due to intense competition from......
Experts recommend buying gold as the fundamentals supporting a rally have not changed. The price of gold has fallen about 10 per cent over the past 50 days. At one point, gold price on the MCX was......
The bullish outlook for gold is seen as a trigger for silver to perform better going ahead. Silver has not been delivering positive returns to investors across the globe, prompting them to stay......
Governments must encourage micro-irrigation, use of natural manure and pesticides in a big way. Farm income can be doubled by reducing cost as much as by increasing MSP, says Sanjeev Nayyar.......
From an industrial hub as envisaged by the Left regime, Nandigram today is a conglomeration of model villages fenced by its greenery. Image: Nandigram transforms into a model village. Photograph:......